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Union Calendar No. 471 1 Union Calendar No. 471 104TH CONGRESS REPORT 2d Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 104±868 "! SURVEY OF ACTIVITIES OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON RULES 104TH CONGRESS R E P O R T OF THE COMMITTEE ON RULES NOVEMBER 26, 1996.ÐCommitted to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 35±566 WASHINGTON : 1996 COMMITTEE ON RULES GERALD B.H. SOLOMON, New York, Chairman JAMES H. QUILLEN, Tennessee JOHN JOSEPH MOAKLEY, Massachusetts DAVID DREIER, California ANTHONY C. BEILENSON, California PORTER GOSS, Florida MARTIN FROST, Texas JOHN LINDER, Georgia TONY P. HALL, Ohio DEBORAH PRYCE, Ohio LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART, Florida SCOTT MCINNIS, Colorado ENID GREENE, Utah DON WOLFENSBERGER, Chief of Staff WILLIAM D. CROSBY, Jr., Chief Counsel GEORGE CRAWFORD, Minority Staff Director DAVID POMERANTZ, Deputy Staff Director SUBCOMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE AND BUDGET PROCESS PORTER GOSS, Florida, Chairman JAMES H. QUILLEN, Tennessee MARTIN FROST, Texas JOHN LINDER, Georgia JOHN JOSEPH MOAKLEY, Massachusetts DEBORAH PRYCE, Ohio GERALD B.H. SOLOMON, New York WENDY K.D. SELIG, Counsel KRISTI WALSETH, Minority Staff Director SUBCOMMITTEE ON RULES AND ORGANIZATION OF THE HOUSE DAVID DREIER, California, Chairman LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART, Florida ANTHONY C. BEILENSON, California SCOTT MCINNIS, Colorado TONY P. HALL, Ohio ENID GREENE, Utah GERALD B.H. SOLOMON, New York VINCENT RANDAZZO, Counsel MELISSA RICE KUCKRO, Minority Counsel * This survey was the product of diligence and hard work by a number of professional staff. A special acknowledgement of their effort goes to William D. Crosby, Jr., Jim Doran, Erin Fleming, Peter Hamm, Dan Keniry, Heath Morris, Eric Pelletier, Vincent Randazzo, Veronica Rolocut, Bryan Roth, Wendy K.D. Selig, Celeste West, Don Wolfensberger and Gena Woolner. (II) LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Washington, DC, November 26, 1996. Hon. ROBIN H. CARLE, Clerk, House of Representatives, Washington, DC. DEAR MS. CARLE: Pursuant to House rule XI, clause 1(d) and H. Res. 546, 104th Congress, I am hereby transmitting a report entitled, ``Survey of Activities of the House Committee on Rules, 104th Congress.'' Sincerely, GERALD B. SOLOMON, Chairman. (III) C O N T E N T S Page I. History, Function, and Organization of the Committee on Rules ............. 1 A. Introduction ....................................................................................... 1 B. History and Function ........................................................................ 2 C. Committee Organization During the 104th Congress ................... 5 D. Rules Committee on the Internet .................................................... 6 E. Rules of the Committee on Rules .................................................... 8 II. House Rules Changes Adopted at the Beginning of the 104th Congress 16 A. Introduction ....................................................................................... 16 B. Procedures for Consideration of the House Rules Resolution for the 104th Congress ................................................................... 17 C. Summary of Provisions of H. Res. 6, Adopting House Rules for the 104th Congress ................................................................... 19 III. Committee Jurisdiction and Activities ......................................................... 23 A. Introduction ....................................................................................... 23 B. Special Orders or Rules .................................................................... 25 1. Rule Requests ................................................................................. 25 2. Hearings ......................................................................................... 25 3. Types of Special Orders or Rules .................................................. 26 a. Background ................................................................................. 26 b. Explanation of Types of Rules Granted .................................... 29 (1) Open ....................................................................................... 29 (2) Modified OpenÐTime Cap on Consideration of Amend- ments .................................................................................... 29 (3) Modified OpenÐRequired Preprinting in the Congres- sional Record ........................................................................ 29 (4) Modified OpenÐBoth Time Cap on Consideration of Amendments and Required Preprinting in the Congres- sional Record ........................................................................ 29 (5) Structured or Modified Closed Rule ..................................... 30 (6) Closed ..................................................................................... 30 c. A Move Toward a More Open Congress .................................... 30 d. Special ProceduresÐ``King-of-the-Hill'' displaced by ``Most- Votes-Wins'' .............................................................................. 31 4. Floor Consideration of the Rule .................................................... 31 5. Rules Rejected, Tabled or Pending ............................................... 32 6. Waivers of House Rules ................................................................. 34 7. Waivers of the Budget Act (except for Unfunded Mandate Points of Order) ........................................................................... 41 8. Waivers of Unfunded Mandate Points of Order .......................... 45 9. Waiving All Points of Order .......................................................... 46 C. Original Jurisdiction Matter ............................................................ 51 1. Committee Consideration of Original Jurisdiction Measures .... 51 2. Original Jurisdiction Measures Reported or Discharged ............ 51 a. Committee Hearing Schedules (H. Res. 43) ............................. 51 b. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (H.R. 5) ................................ 53 c. House Corrections Calendar (H. Res. 168) ............................... 54 d. The House Gift Rule (H. Res. 250) ........................................... 55 e. Legislative Line Item Veto (H.R. 2) .......................................... 57 f. Deficit Reduction Lock Box (H.R. 1162) .................................... 59 g. Technical Corrections (H. Res. 254) .......................................... 61 h. Book Contracts (H. Res. 299) .................................................... 62 i. Special Authorities for Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (H. Res. 369) ................................................... 63 j. Establishing a Select Subcommittee of the International Re- lations Committee (H. Res. 416) ............................................ 65 k. United StatesÐPuerto Rico Political Status Act (H.R. 3024) . 66 IV. Activities of the Subcommittees ................................................................... 67 A. Subcommittee on Legislative and Budget Process ......................... 67 v Page B. Subcommittee on Rules and Organization of the House ............... 73 V. Committee Oversight Plans and Accomplishments .................................... 82 A. Summary of Committee Oversight Plan ......................................... 82 B. Summary of Committee Oversight Accomplishments .................... 83 VI. Statistical Profile of the Committee on RulesÐ104th Congress ................ 90 A. Statistics on Special Orders or Rules .............................................. 90 B. Statistics on Original Jurisdiction Measures ................................. 91 VII. Appendices ...................................................................................................... 92 A. Table 1. Types of Rules Granted ..................................................... 92 B. Table 2. Resolutions Reported ......................................................... 106 C. Table 3. Resolutions Rejected .......................................................... 126 D. Table 4. Resolutions Discharged ..................................................... 126 E. Table 5. Resolutions Laid on the Table ........................................... 126 F. Table 6. Resolutions Pending ........................................................... 126 G. Table 7. List of Original Jurisdiction Referrals ............................. 126 VIII. Publications .................................................................................................... 137 Additional Views ...................................................................................................... 138 vi Union Calendar No. 471 104TH CONGRESS REPORT 2d Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 104±868 "! REPORT ON SURVEY OF ACTIVITIES OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON RULES, 104TH CONGRESS NOVEMBER 26, 1996.ÐCommitted to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed Mr. SOLOMON, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the following REPORT together with ADDITIONAL VIEWS Pursuant to the provisions of Rule XI, clause 1(d) of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Rules submits the following report on its activities during the 104th Congress. I. HISTORY, FUNCTION, AND ORGANIZATION OF THE COMMITTEE ON RULES A. INTRODUCTION Although the House of Representatives struck a dramatic new course in its organization, operations, and legislative priorities with the first turnover in party control of the institution in 40 years,
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